We often forget that we will all die one day. This lack of clarity about the inevitable outcome of existence develops in us a particular focus on this earthly life. This voluntary or cultural ignorance strengthens our material, physical, psychological, and intellectual identity. Societies in the modern world are embodied by men and women who cultivate their bodies and intellects…
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There are people with soft hearts and others with hard hearts. This difference is often the result of different actions. The first victim of the bad actions we commit is the quality of our heart. Wickedness never goes unpunished Happiness lies above all in a pure heart. A heart that has not endured the tumults caused by shame, stinginess, dishonesty,…
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All left-wing parties consciously or unconsciously aspire to a revolution. You see, the French and Russian Revolutions have imbued the collective unconscious with a romantic notion of emancipation, while the reality is much darker. One gave birth to the Terror and the massacre of the Vendée, the other was the precursor to what would become mass incarceration and the millions…
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To be happy, one must simply learn to be, says the Buddhist wisdom. Avoiding The Trap Of Desire Triangulation Most often, we desire what people desire. We buy expensive things because we want to belong. We want to belong to a group, so we seek to obtain what the members of that group have or are seeking to join them.…
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Machines will replace us sooner or later, that is almost certain, but there is one thing that will be hard to replace. You see, machines are either great disembodied brains capable of processing millions of pieces of information per second or robots with remarkable mobility. There is a kind of specialization, and we haven’t yet found a machine that can…
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The fitness industry serves the meat industry The fitness industry walks hand in hand with animal exploitation. Not only does being heavily muscled increase your chances of dying prematurely, but in doing so, you contribute to animal suffering. Women want more than just a body If men want to be muscular, it’s because they want to please women. What they…
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The poor decisions we make in our lives are attributable to fear, greed, or sensuality, in short, to a lack of wisdom. Retrospectively, the decisions we have made poorly have always been justified by one of these three things. That is why, to optimize decision-making, it is advisable to simply invest in one’s own wisdom. Luck favors the enlightened sage…
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Don’t seek to be happy; be good, and then you will become happy. Everyone wants to be happy, but few people truly are. The trap of the direct approach Most people believe that happiness is a target that can be directly pursued. The pursuit of wealth and pleasure illustrates this. The gratification of sensory pleasures brings a certain degree of…
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There are works that last 100 years and others that last 1000 years. This may be what differentiates modernity from tradition. This unique relationship with time, especially with long-term time, exposes the vanity of contemporary times. Whereas 4000 years ago, people took the time to think and build the pyramids of Egypt, today we live frantically to construct things that…
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There’s family, and then there’s everyone else… The All-Or-Nothing Strategy Either you get married, or it’s a no. Me. A radical way to make a decision is to consider the long term. Are you ready to be friends with this person for life, or does the idea make you hesitate? If you feel a hint of hesitation, the answer is…
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